Ledger replaces the spreadsheet archaeology of architecture financial management with real-time phase tracking, automated consultant reconciliation, and profitability dashboards built around how your firm actually bills.
340+ architecture firms replaced their spreadsheets
Fee Burned
Phase Complete
Net Margin
Phase Breakdown
Budget · Burned · Consultant · Margin
The Case Against Spreadsheets
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of architecture firms discover budget overruns after invoicing, not before.
per week, per firm lost to manual financial reconciliation at the average 15-person practice.
more accurate project profitability forecasts when tracked by phase rather than project total.
of consultant invoices arrive misaligned with the fee proposal they're supposed to match.
average time to generate a project financial report that should take 30 seconds.
Built for Architecture
Not just project totals. SD, DD, and CA tracked independently — hours, fees, consultant costs, and margin per phase. Amber at 10% deviation.
fee burned at 52% completion — flagged before invoice
MEP, structural, civil, landscape — each matched automatically against their contracted scope and phase allocation.
avg. invoice reconciliation time
Track each principal's billable vs. non-billable time by project and phase. Spot utilization drops before they hit the P&L.
target utilization
Roll up project financials across offices. Compare studio performance. Identify where margin is being made and lost.
studios, one dashboard
Syncs with your existing AIA billing workflow. Fee proposals imported directly. No double-entry, no re-keying.
double-entry required
From the Field
"We were 67% through our fee on the Harbor Civic Center before we realized DD was over budget. Ledger would have flagged that at week three. That project cost us $38,000 in write-offs."
Margaret Chen, AIA
Managing Principal, Chen Holloway Architecture
Seattle, WA · 22 licensed architects
Previous Tool
Excel + QuickBooks
Result with Ledger
$38k in write-offs eliminated in first year
See Your Firm's Numbers
We'll build your demo using actual architecture project structures — phase-based fees, consultant allocations, and principal time tracking — so you see your firm's numbers, not generic ones.
Not ready for a demo?
Download the AIA Billing Integration Guide — how to structure phase-based fees for real-time profitability tracking.